Consumer Reports investigation on how car insurance rates are really set in Oregon and other states.

After lawsuits, Boy Scouts admit they didn’t do enough to prevent abuse and that now they have oversight in place, featuring local victim Jon Anderson

Lawsuit: Girl, 10, molested by Boys & Girls Club volunteer at NE Portland school. Jan. 25, 2017.

Ontario, Oregon lawsuit, one of a string against Boys & Girls clubs for not protecting children from sexual assault. Feb. 1, 2017

Oregon woman Erin Vance was sexually assaulted by her doctor while under anesthesia, even though he had been reported by another patient years earlier. The Atlanta Journal Constitution included her story as part of an investigation into doctors who were protected rather than prosecuted. Her story is just one example of why our state’s jury system is essential for holding wrongdoers accountable.

“Physician-dominated medical boards gave offenders second chances. Prosecutors dismissed or reduced charges, so doctors could keep practicing and stay off sex offender registries. Communities rallied around them.”

It’s outrageous. Yet large institutions like the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Church work to protect their own against justice. That’s why it takes brave individuals to hold them accountable. Without actions like this 2016 case and others that have come before it, today’s young people could be at greater risk. Juries should be allowed to make decisions based on the facts of each case, and not an arbitrary limit on justice.